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Yasmin McDonald
05 October 20
Jillian and Geoffrey Goldsmith OSC1985
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Jillian Goldsmith and her son Geoffrey Goldsmith OSC 1985 donated a significant photographic album belonging to her late father, and Geoffrey's late grandfather, Geoffrey Arthur Patrick Maxwell OSC 1918.
The album includes images of life on the family station, trips through the Murchison in a convertible soft top automobile, summers at Rottnest, sailing Freshwater Bay and life at Scotch College from 1915 to 1918. Photographic images reveal Geoffrey stroking the 1917 and 1918 P.S.A. 'Head of the River' at Crawley, Gymnastics displays on the Top Oval and early images of the Boatshed.
Along with the album, the family donated additional letters and documentation relating to Geoffrey's life. Geoffrey was a great sportsman and athlete. The letter dated the 28th of July 1955 was written and broadcasted by ABC in relation to Geoffrey's radio tribute and obituary.
The letter [page 1] reads: "Dear Mrs Maxwell, It is my job to keep in touch with all aspects of sport. It is an interesting one, and for the main part much pleasure is derived from it, but unfortunately I am conscious of certain trends, some noticeably and others almost imperceptibly, which are not good.
Down through the years much silly rubbish Jas been written and said about the "old school tie". In short, this expression means "tradition", and the strength that that tradition gives to a boy when, having passed through this college or school, he goes out into the world.
I would say on behalf of myself and many others in the sporting world, that no man ever had a better right to wear the "old school tie" than Geoff, and who, by his example, set a better standard for others".
More than once I found it necessary top refer to Geoff, and always his observations were exceedingly good. We are going to miss him very much, and although I don't know you well I would gladly do anything you may ask in your time of need.
Attached is a tribute which we broadcast in the Sporting Session last Tuesday night. Reading through it again, I feel it is singularly inadequate, and my only defence is that I learnt of Geoff's passing late in teh afternoon and had very little time in which to put a few words together. My very kind regards.
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"It is with great sorrow we announce the death of Geoff Maxwell. He was spending a short holiday on "Midalya - out from Carnarvon - with the Hearmans, and there he died this morning.
He was - without a doubt - one of the best all round Athletes this State has seen.
He stroked Scotch in teh Head of teh River events of 1917 and 1918, and coached the Scotch Head of the River crews from 1943 to 1951.
He was a very good runner, a great swimmer and an outstanding Footballer.
He was what is generally known as a born Athlete, for he succeeded at anything he set himself to do.
Above all, he played his games in the finest tradition of our great Public Schools, and was a powerful influence for good amongst the present day schoolboys.
It is not easy to say goodbye to one who was so kind and understanding, and our Sporting Community will be the poorer at his passing.
Vale Geoff Maxwell - a grand sportsman."